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Beaver Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Beaver, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Corrected report

5,615 head sold ·Official USDA report

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $347.40/cwt +11.90 vs last sale · ≈ $3,078/hd at 886 lb · 400 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $322.44/cwt +8.44 vs last sale · ≈ $3,115/hd at 966 lb · 371 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $410.77/cwt -3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,528/hd at 616 lb · 321 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,615 6,543 5,075
Feeder cattle 5,615 6,543 5,075

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers over 700lbs 10.00-15.00 higher. Stocker type steers 600-700lbs 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 800lbs lightly tested, under 800lbs 5.00-15.00 higher. Steer calves over 500lbs steady, under 500lbs 20.00-25.00 higher. Heifer calves 10.00-20.00 higher. Demand for big feeder steers was very good. Stocker steers were lower due to quality. Buyers were highly aggressive in pursuing cattle that met their specific needs. Quality among heavier-weight steers was outstanding, drawing strong buyer interest and competitive bidding. It was noteworthy that even plainer-type offerings across all weight classes sold noticeably higher, reflecting the strength of buyer demand throughout the sale.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 unweaned 315 6 567.50 $567.50 $1,788 —
378–387 unweaned 385 42 512.00–565.00 $554.61 $2,135 —
405–431 unweaned 429 55 550.00 $550.00 $2,360 +67.50
455–465 464 65 520.00–539.00 $537.85 $2,496 +59.85
458–479 unweaned 470 29 482.00–517.50 $494.26 $2,323 +32.26
504–523 unweaned 518 37 465.00–482.00 $470.65 $2,438 +44.24
518–547 527 23 432.50–460.00 $442.62 $2,333 -2.38
557–590 563 16 430.00–450.00 $446.07 $2,511 -1.93
558–596 unweaned 584 123 420.00–437.50 $423.52 $2,473 —
601–630 606 117 400.00–420.00 $418.60 $2,537 -13.62
600–649 unweaned 621 204 382.00–419.00 $406.28 $2,523 +0.23
662–666 unweaned 664 33 370.00–374.00 $372.30 $2,472 +8.88
660–699 688 186 376.00–408.00 $395.16 $2,719 -7.35
708 708 8 380.00 $380.00 $2,690 +46.47
708–745 unweaned 734 7 322.50–329.00 $324.29 $2,380 —
766 unweaned 766 14 335.00 $335.00 $2,566 —
759–799 791 34 366.00–369.00 $368.41 $2,914 +13.33
801–845 829 282 340.50–364.00 $357.71 $2,965 +20.06
871–892 886 400 345.00–348.00 $347.40 $3,078 +11.90
906–947 919 163 332.50–337.25 $335.75 $3,086 +9.75
956–979 966 371 314.00–329.50 $322.44 $3,115 +8.44
1010 1010 6 313.00 $313.00 $3,161 —
1056–1085 1067 405 298.75–306.25 $303.45 $3,238 —
1112–1135 1120 297 290.00–295.50 $293.51 $3,287 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 2 495.00 $495.00 $2,188 +35.79
469 469 5 435.00 $435.00 $2,040 -5.00
470 unweaned 470 4 475.00 $475.00 $2,232 +64.78
544 544 10 420.00 $420.00 $2,285 +19.42
550–597 unweaned 558 28 377.00–400.00 $381.39 $2,128 +0.16
560–597 592 111 410.50–416.00 $411.25 $2,435 +15.58
624 624 6 388.00 $388.00 $2,421 +3.58
628–646 unweaned 636 14 361.00–380.00 $371.73 $2,364 +33.48
661 unweaned 661 16 367.00 $367.00 $2,426 +36.85
656–687 673 36 365.00–374.00 $368.15 $2,478 +16.53
700 unweaned 700 6 354.00 $354.00 $2,478 +41.92
709–737 728 57 361.00–364.00 $363.08 $2,643 +22.81
816 816 17 336.00 $336.00 $2,742 +15.52
887 887 7 326.00 $326.00 $2,892 +0.10
932 932 11 328.00 $328.00 $3,057 —
982 982 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,750 —
1006 1006 4 273.00 $273.00 $2,746 -23.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–490 unweaned 478 4 422.50–427.00 $424.69 $2,030 —
512–538 525 4 350.00–382.00 $366.40 $1,924 +8.36
552–571 unweaned 567 9 350.00–360.00 $352.16 $1,997 +12.25
618 unweaned 618 3 344.00 $344.00 $2,126 —
662–699 681 85 320.00–350.00 $348.40 $2,373 +12.40
745 745 2 324.00 $324.00 $2,414 +14.00
855 855 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,565 +0.31
967 967 12 289.00 $289.00 $2,795 —
1020 1020 2 287.50 $287.50 $2,932 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
254 unweaned 254 4 900.00 $900.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
239 unweaned 239 11 457.00 $457.00 $1,092 —
319 unweaned 319 4 540.00 $540.00 $1,723 —
329 329 15 475.00 $475.00 $1,563 —
381 fancy 381 22 623.00 $623.00 $2,374 —
351–386 unweaned 383 58 490.00–517.00 $513.34 $1,966 +73.34
416–435 unweaned 418 59 460.00–477.00 $474.79 $1,985 +40.08
426 426 8 457.50 $457.50 $1,949 +5.26
464–470 469 112 433.00–479.00 $470.97 $2,209 +48.87
468–487 unweaned 477 34 426.00–444.00 $434.37 $2,072 +52.70
516–548 521 52 375.00–407.00 $400.90 $2,089 +21.40
518–536 unweaned 526 61 390.00–399.00 $394.93 $2,077 +32.21
553–584 unweaned 569 181 360.00–384.00 $377.96 $2,151 +21.55
552–591 587 106 363.00–388.00 $364.33 $2,139 -1.46
605–614 unweaned 612 16 342.50–345.00 $344.38 $2,108 +10.48
610–625 623 22 342.00–369.00 $363.39 $2,264 +6.94
654–686 671 29 345.00–364.00 $353.00 $2,369 -7.50
655–688 unweaned 675 54 310.00–325.00 $314.44 $2,122 -23.37
722 722 121 342.50 $342.50 $2,473 -3.11
754–787 779 68 329.00–348.50 $343.78 $2,678 +14.64
803–820 816 98 319.00–327.00 $320.96 $2,619 +8.41
852–873 866 26 306.50–316.00 $309.56 $2,681 -74.44
948 948 71 287.50 $287.50 $2,726 -14.00
956 956 5 268.00 $268.00 $2,562 -22.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–387 unweaned 367 14 437.50–445.00 $441.00 $1,618 +39.00
430 unweaned 430 4 355.00 $355.00 $1,526 -32.39
478 478 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,721 +4.39
524 524 4 360.00 $360.00 $1,886 +17.58
525–544 unweaned 535 23 360.00–375.00 $367.04 $1,964 +46.87
588 588 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,058 +21.15
591–597 unweaned 594 28 348.00–353.00 $350.49 $2,082 +5.49
606–623 unweaned 613 46 341.00–348.00 $345.06 $2,115 +61.21
643–649 644 39 329.00–347.00 $344.67 $2,220 +21.90
666–690 679 29 310.00–320.00 $314.40 $2,135 -8.67
695 unweaned 695 12 307.50 $307.50 $2,137 +5.00
710 710 5 324.00 $324.00 $2,300 +1.49
808–837 834 31 317.00–318.00 $317.09 $2,645 +12.17
896 896 7 264.00 $264.00 $2,365 -24.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 unweaned 341 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,534 —
478–493 unweaned 491 17 330.00 $330.00 $1,620 —
519 unweaned 519 32 345.00 $345.00 $1,791 —
641 641 7 316.00 $316.00 $2,026 —
642 unweaned 642 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,054 —
699 unweaned 699 9 276.00 $276.00 $1,929 —
742 unweaned 742 7 260.00 $260.00 $1,929 —
769 unweaned 769 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,984 —
832 832 3 291.00 $291.00 $2,421 +19.00
874 874 26 280.00 $280.00 $2,447 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
221 unweaned 221 7 800.00 $800.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
293 unweaned 293 3 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481–482 unweaned 482 8 422.00–435.00 $428.49 $2,065 +43.54
518 unweaned 518 13 408.00 $408.00 $2,113 —
557 unweaned 557 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,228 +47.00
638 638 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,137 —
714–728 unweaned 719 11 310.00–317.50 $314.74 $2,263 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 552 3 377.00 $377.00 $2,081 —
575 unweaned 575 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,156 —
657 unweaned 657 3 317.50 $317.50 $2,086 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
792 792 5 274.00 $274.00 $2,170 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.